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Linus Weissbach

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Linus Weissbach
Weissbach with the Rochester Americans in 2024
Born (1998-04-19) 19 April 1998 (age 28)
Gothenburg, Sweden
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
KHL team
Former teams		 SKA Saint Petersburg
Rochester Americans
Frölunda HC
NHL draft 192nd overall, 2017
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 2016–present

Linus Weissbach (born 19 April 1998) is a Swedish professional ice hockey left wing currently playing for SKA Saint Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He played collegiately for University of Wisconsin.

Playing career

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Amateur

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Weissbach played at the junior level in North America for the Tri-City Storm of the United States Hockey League (USHL), and was named to the Third All-Star Team of the 2016–17 USHL season.[1]

Weissbach committed and played for the University of Wisconsin. In his freshman season, he was named to the Big Ten Conference's All-Rookie Team. In his senior season, he helped Wisconsin win the Big Ten Confrerence and qualify for the NCAA national tournanent. He was third in the nation with 41 points and second with 29 assists in 31 games. He was named to the Big Ten's Second All-Star Team, became a second-team All-American and received the Big Ten Medal of Honor. In his college career, Weissbach also received Academic All-Big Ten honors three times.[2]

Professional

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Weissbach was drafted in the seventh round, 192nd overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2017 NHL entry draft.[3] Following the completion of his four-year collegiate career, the Sabres signed Weissbach to a two-year entry-level contract on 6 April 2021.[4] At the conclusion of his entry-level contract, he signed a one-year, two-way extension with the Sabres.[5]

Having played exclusively with Buffalo's AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans, Weissbach left the organization as a free agent and returned to his original Swedish club, Frölunda HC of the SHL, on a two-year contract on 20 July 2024.[6] He had surgery on his shoulder in 2025 and missed a part of the season.[7]

In 2026, Weissbach signed a one year contract with SKA Saint Petersburg, competing in the Russian Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was the first Swedish player to switch from SHL to KHL since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.[8][9]

National team

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Weissbach won silver with Sweden's U18 team at the 2015 Hlinka Gretzky Cup.[10]

He played for Sweden at the 2024 Karjala Tournament.[11]

Personal life

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Weissbach graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a degree in communication arts and Scandinavian studies.[2]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2014–15 Frölunda HC J20 162466 —————
2015–16 Frölunda HC J20 4417314834 31120
2015–16 Frölunda HC SHL 10000 —————
2016–17 Tri-City Storm USHL 491928474 —————
2017–18 U. of Wisconsin B1G 3410162626 —————
2018–19 U. of Wisconsin B1G 278172510 —————
2019–20 U. of Wisconsin B1G 354182225 —————
2020–21 U. of Wisconsin B1G 3112294112 —————
2021–22 Rochester Americans AHL 6716213732 10000
2022–23 Rochester Americans AHL 6920274763 1237108
2023–24 Rochester Americans AHL 5516173322 51014
2024–25 Frölunda HC SHL 4712203224 12391227
2025–26 Frölunda HC SHL 33512172 10110
AHL totals 1915265117117 18471112
SHL totals 8117324926 133101327

International

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Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 Sweden U17 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 2 2 4 2
2015 Sweden IH18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 0 2 2 0
Junior totals 11 2 4 6 2

Awards and honors

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Award Year
USHL
Third All-Star Team 2017 [1]
College
B1G All-Rookie Team 2018 [2]
B1G Second All-Star Team 2021 [12]
AHCA West Second Team All-American 2021 [13]
Big Ten Medal of Honor 2021 [2]

References

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  1. 1 2 "All-USHL Teams Announced". United States Hockey League. 13 April 2017. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Hilley, Weissbach named Big Ten Medal of Honor recipients". University of Wisconsin Badgers. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
  3. ↑ Harrington, Mike (6 April 2021). "Sabres sign Wisconsin winger and 2017 draftee Linus Weissbach to two-year deal". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  4. ↑ LaBarber, Jourdon (6 April 2021). "Sabres sign Weissbach to entry-level contract". NHL.com. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  5. ↑ Engel, Heather (17 July 2023). "Sabres re-sign Linus Weissbach to one-year, two-way contract". The Hockey News. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Frölundaprodukt vänder hem" [Frölunda product returns home] (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "Skadeläget i truppen" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
  8. ↑ Lindahl, Mikaela (4 July 2026). "Klar för Ryssland – första svensk sedan kriget bröt ut" [Ready for Russia – first Swede since the war started]. Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 July 2026.
  9. ↑ Knekta, Jonathan (4 July 2026). "Klart: Flyttar till Ryssland" [Done: Moves to Russia]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "Hlinka Gretzky Cup". Retrieved 30 August 2026.
  11. ↑ "Här är den svenska truppen till Karjala Tournament – Axel Sandin-Pellikka petas". Sveriges Television (in Swedish). 28 October 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "Hockey Postseason Honors Announced". Big Ten Conference. 16 March 2021. Archived from the original on 16 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  13. ↑ "Boston College, Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin lead way with three All-American college hockey players apiece for '20-21 season". USCHO. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
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